Ask HN: Are most corporate SWE jobs performative?
The large companies I’ve worked at (including FAANG) seemed to thrive on kudos via performative actions. Like the majority of the team is doing useless stuff that management thinks is impressive while the couple all stars get the team closer to the goal.Meanwhile, a...
GitHub pulls pin on npm’s auto-run scripts
GitHub will change npm's defaults so the install command no longer runs scripts automatically, disabling a feature commonly exploited by malicious packages such as the notorious Shai-Hulud worm. Maintainer Leo Balter said: "Install-time lifecycle scripts are the...
Decart’s new world model can simulate hours of photorealistic driving — with some caveats
Decart is launching Oasis 3, a real-time world model that generates photorealistic driving environments for autonomous vehicle testing, now available via API for developers to build on.
Soccer fans can score free Chipotle on June 11—here’s how
Soccer fans can get ready for more than just the World Cup kickoff this week. Chipotle is offering a special deal for the first day of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. On June 11, customers wearing a soccer jersey can buy one entrée and get another free. Customers in the...
Insta360’s Luna Ultra takes on DJI’s Osmo Pocket gimbal cameras
Insta360 has launched its first gimbal camera, the $770 Luna Ultra.
SpaceX stock will be available to regular investors. Here’s what to know before clicking on ‘buy’
When SpaceX makes its debut on the U.S. stock market, it wants smaller-pocketed, mom-and-pop investors to play a big role in what may be the biggest IPO ever.Elon Musk’s rocket company, formally known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp., is steering some of its...
Snapchat limits users under 16 to sharing Spotlights with friends
Users under 16 years old will get a separate profile to show Stories and Spotlight posts to friends that they follow back.
Building an HTML-first site doubled our users overnight
Article URL: https://mohkohn.co.uk/writing/html-first/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48475483 Points: 25 # Comments: 6
Why everyone’s an energy company now
Electricity demand from AI data centers is pushing everyone — including automakers like GM and Ford — into the energy storage business.
7+ phone privacy settings to check and turn off ASAP – to avoid exposing your personal data
Your phone holds a lot of personal information, from where you go to who you talk to every day. Here's how to limit what can access your data and when.
Waymo made a virtual human driver to improve its robotaxis
Waymo made a virtual driver called ReD to help its robotaxis avoid accidents.
Social Security recipients may see their payments drop by 22% in just six years
If you currently are receiving Social Security payments—or will begin to by 2032—there’s some very bad news. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has just revealed in a new report that a major trust fund it uses to pay monthly benefits will be depleted in just six...
Aryon Security Raises $29 Million in Series A Funding
In the post-Mythos era, the company’s platform helps organizations enforce security controls across environments. The post Aryon Security Raises $29 Million in Series A Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Avalanche’s desktop fusion reactor delivers blistering-hot plasma
Fusion power startup Avalanche Energy said its reactor prototype heated a plasma to over 10 million degrees C.
All 9,300 Japanese train station, animated by the year it opened (1872–2026)
Article URL: https://jivx.com/eki Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48475100 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
Critical HVAC and UPS Vulnerabilities Could Let Hackers Disrupt Data Centers
Claroty researchers have analyzed the security of Vertiv UPS network cards and the Trane Tracer SC+ HVAC controller. The post Critical HVAC and UPS Vulnerabilities Could Let Hackers Disrupt Data Centers appeared first on SecurityWeek.
ID Thieves Can Spam, Target Devices
Unauthorized device access has overtaken scams as a leading identity theft threat, exposing consumers to account takeovers, credential abuse, and interconnected fraud schemes. The post ID Thieves Can Spam, Target Devices appeared first on TechNewsWorld.
Who’s Going to Buy Nvidia’s RTX Spark?
It's not gamers, and it might not be developers, either.
CISO Forum Webinar Today: 2026 Mid-Year Review
Learn more about protecting against unmonitored use of generative AI (Shadow AI) in business units and building and enforcing AI governance frameworks. The post CISO Forum Webinar Today: 2026 Mid-Year Review appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred card just got more valuable for road trips and summer travel: See what’s new
You don’t necessarily need a high-annual-fee card like Chase Sapphire Reserve or Amex Platinum to get access to travel deal this summer. Chase is giving its popular $95/year Sapphire Preferred card a significant refresh, adding new bonus categories, expanding travel...
EU orders Meta to stop blocking rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp
Meta has to open up WhatsApp to third-party AI chatbots again, the European Commission says.
New Windows Zero-Day Exploit ‘RoguePlanet’ Released
Exploiting a race condition in Microsoft Defender, the exploit leads to local privilege escalation to SYSTEM. The post New Windows Zero-Day Exploit ‘RoguePlanet’ Released appeared first on SecurityWeek.
NASA names crew for Artemis III lunar lander rehearsal
NASA has named the four astronauts set to fly the Artemis III mission in an announcement that raised as many questions as it answered. The quartet is comprised of a Space Shuttle veteran, Randy Bresnik, as commander, and the European Space Agency's Luca Parmitano,...
Doctor Who is on ice for the foreseeable future
Doctor Who's previously-announced Christmas special is no more as the BBC severs ties with Russell T. Davies and Bad Wolf.
Ivanti tells Sentry customers to patch now as critical bugs hit 10.0 and 9.9
It's patch time for Ivanti customers again after the security shop disclosed another two critical vulnerabilities in one of its products. Both bugs affect Ivanti Sentry, a mobile gateway that forms part of its broader unified endpoint management platform. The first...
NordVPN’s Saily eSIM offers a US phone number for $1 a month
You now can get a US phone number with NordVPN's Saily eSIM app.
Pi Media Player with VCR Vibe is Perfect for CRTs
If you have a TV and a Pi, you have the workings of a media center, and you’re not exactly short on options for software. But options are good, so here’s one more by [Anthony Caccese] — a player called 240-MP that explicitly targets CRTs with its retro stylings,...
Heading to Europe this summer? Travelers say this new border rule is causing hours-long airport lines
Many people traveling to Europe this summer may be greeted by lines stretching for hours at popular destinations—and that’s before they even leave the airport. The European Union’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) for non-EU travelers has been causing chaos at some...
Adidas designed these World Cup jerseys for elite athletes—and clever art buffs
For the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Belgium’s Red Devils are bringing surrealism to the pitch. The team’s away jersey, designed in partnership with Adidas, is a blue and pink pattern based on the works of the Belgian artist René Magritte (1898-1967), whose mind-bending...
SpaceX’s rockets are creating a new air traffic headache for the FAA
The new space race has given the Federal Aviation Administration a next-generation job: clearing planes out of the way for rocket launches. But as launches become more ambitious and more frequent, protecting aircraft traveling through affected airspace has become an...